Carneby Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Carneby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.

Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.

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Carneby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Carneby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.

Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.

1669. Married — Walter Carnaby and Martha Cooley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

William Carnabee and Martha Cooley: ibid.

1677. Samuel Carnaby and Amy Samback: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

CARNABAY: A surname found in Caithness. From Carnaby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Carneby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carneby Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Carneby is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carneby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Carneby is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Carneby is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Carneby are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 984,676. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 70 percent are found and Skåne County, where 30 percent are found. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Portugal, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnaby861,325/
Corneby86143/
Djarneby801/
Corneeby801/
Cornaby71318/
Karnaby7145/
Zarnebi719/
Kerneby713/
Jorneby712/
Carnevi711/
Carniba711/
Carniwe711/
Cornebe710/
Carnaiba67101/
Carnaíba674/
Carnayba671/
Carnewis671/
Quarniby671/
Cornewey670/
Carniber670/

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